Salutary Neglect - American history term that refers to the 17th and 18th century British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep British colonies obedient to England

By Juan Oseguera

  • Settling of Jamestown

    first permanent english settlement in north america

  • Virginia House of Burgesses

    first legislative assembly in American colonies

  • Mayflower Compact

    self governing

  • Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

    where colonists on mayflower first set foot on land

  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

    wanted the government to have access to open ocean for trading

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Power struggle in Jamestown. Nathaniel bacon led an armed rebellion against the governor.

  • Glorious Revolution

    Overthrow of King James II by a union of English Parliamentarians

  • English Bill of Rights

    old rights of the British people
  • Period: to

    Salem Witch Trials

    crazy christians killed a bunch of young girls and women they thought were witches.

  • John Peter Zenger

    printer and writer that helped revolutionary ideas spread, imprisoned and put on trial

  • Iroquoian confederation

    The union of the Iroquois tribes through an oral constitution of 117 articles.